High MPG

[Raymond C Drouillard]

On Mon, 04 May 1998 14:57:45 -0700 Frederic Breitwieser
<frederic.breitwieser at xephic.dynip.com> writes:
>>Ceramic parts which operate without cooling and greater expansion
ratios can
>>reduce this energy wastage.  None of which has anything to do with
pushrods.
>
>Hello Gary,
>
>I didn't mean to imply that the pushrods are the culprit, I was merely
>commenting that the 100 year old design has outlived its practicality,
and
>that new engineering should take place.
>
>
>Frederic Breitwieser
>Bridgeport, CT 06606
>
>Homebrew Automotive Website:
>http://www.xephic.dynip.com/
>
>1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
>1989 HMMWV
>2000 Buick-Powered Mid-Engined Sports Car

I have seen several ideas tried, but none of them seemed to make the big
time.  The otto-cycle engine has also had a hundred years of of
refinement.  The Wankyl, Stirling, and turbine engine simply don't have
all those thousands of hours of research and refinement behind them.  The
auto companies could make a go of it with the other designs, but the cost
of the research would force them to charge a lot for the cars.  So far,
nobody is willing to take that big of a risk.  We'll have to see
something that is clearly superior before the auto manufactures get the
courage to put the research necessary into it.

We could, no doubt, get a Stirling engine to run well enough to power a
car.  The first few would have enough problems to make the owners wish
for a good 'ol gasoline burner that "never gave me any trouble".

Maybe the next major change in engine technology will be a steam turbine
powered by cold fusion.  Just put some coils or magnets around the edge
of the turbine and draw the power off electromagnetically.  Make the
turbine and housing out of ceramic, use magnetic bearings, and just keep
it running all the time to keep the temperature up to operating
temperature.

Anyhow, I fear that I have strayed off subject a tad.  It'll be
interesting to see how many people swear that the whole cold fusion thing
is a hoax, how many believe that it works and has been supressed by the
oil companys, and how many people (such as myself) think that there
simply hasn't been enough clean research to draw a firm conclusion one
way or the other ("I keep telling Orville and Wilbur that powered flight
simply can't work!")

Ray Drouillard

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